Essen vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$682
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
587K
2.44M

The cost of living in Essen is 24% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3860th and 4661st ($1561 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 17th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Taipei

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Essen Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$18442

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602